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# Gaza

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March 2024
Explainer: How will the US build its makeshift humanitarian aid port on the beaches of Gaza?
Biden announced last night that he has ordered the construction of a temporary port.
Niall O'Connor
8 Mar
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Performers criticise RTÉ for omission of Lankum's acceptance speech about Gaza
Updated 8 Mar
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US to build port off Gaza for emergency aid, Biden announces
Biden urged Israel to let more assistance into Gaza, though he still defended its military operation against Hamas.
Updated 8 Mar
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Biden to announce plans for US military to build temporary Gaza port for aid deliveries
7 Mar
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Israel slams South Africa's new request for UN court orders as Gazans face 'catastrophic' hunger
China has called the humanitarian crisis a “disgrace for civilisation”.
Yesterday, Tánaiste Micheál Martin said this was the worst humanitarian crisis he has ever seen.
The health ministry in Gaza has said 20 people have died of malnutrition and dehydration, at least half of them children.
Updated 7 Mar
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Envoys continue to push for ceasefire in Gaza before start of Ramadan
6 Mar
Democrats angry at Biden's support for Israel stage protest vote in presidential primaries
6 Mar
Israeli forces turn away 14-truck UN food convoy headed into Gaza as famine 'almost inevitable'
5 Mar
Tánaiste confirms Ireland 'actively' working with Jordan to drop Irish aid into Gaza
7 Mar
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Envoys continue to push for ceasefire in Gaza before start of Ramadan
US President Joe Biden had urged Hamas to accept a ceasefire plan with Israel before the Muslim fasting month begins.
The UN World Food Programme has warned that hunger has reached "catastrophic levels" in northern Gaza.
At a parliamentary party meeting this evening, Tánaiste Micheál Martin described the situation as the worst humanitarian crisis he has ever seen.
The Palestinian health ministry said Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 30,717 people, mostly women and children.
6 Mar
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Democrats angry at Biden's support for Israel stage protest vote in presidential primaries
6 Mar
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Israeli forces turn away 14-truck UN food convoy headed into Gaza as famine 'almost inevitable'
5 Mar
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UN says there are 'reasonable grounds' to believe Hamas committed rapes during 7 October attacks
5 Mar
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Planning underway for Ireland to provide aid for international air drops into Gaza
Department of Foreign Affairs officials in the Middle East are involved in the operation and it is believed they have requested some military assistance.
Niall O'Connor
4 Mar
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Kamala Harris calls for 'immediate six-week ceasefire' as US pushes to lock in Gaza truce
The comments from Harris are the most forceful to date by a US administration official.
Updated 4 Mar
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Israeli wartime Cabinet member meets US officials in Washington as ceasefire talks get under way
4 Mar
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Mediators push for ceasefire but differences still remain as fighting rages on in Gaza
Envoys from the United States, Qatar and Hamas have reportedly arrived in Cairo for the latest talks aimed at securing a ceasefire.
All sides have been scrambling to lock in a truce before Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month that begins on 10 or 11 March.
The health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said at least 90 Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours.
Updated 3 Mar
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US begins air-dropping aid into Gaza, as over a dozen children die from malnutrition
2 Mar
'We have known the brutality of colonialism': McDonald calls for ceasefire in Gaza in US speech
1 Mar
Tánaiste blames Israeli occupation for humanitarian crisis in Gaza as EU commits to funding UNRWA
1 Mar
Mother loses infant twins, her husband, and 11 other relatives in Israeli airstrike
3 Mar
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Israel says it will revise lyrics of Eurovision Song Contest entry said to allude to Hamas attack
3 Mar
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US begins air-dropping aid into Gaza, as over a dozen children die from malnutrition
On Thursday, Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinian civilians as a crowd rushed towards aid trucks in Gaza City.
Gaza's health ministry said more than 100 people were killed in the shootings.
A UN team that visited some of the wounded in Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital yesterday saw a "large number of gunshot wounds".
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said that "every effort must be made to investigate what happened and ensure transparency".
Updated 2 Mar
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Joe Biden says US to begin dropping aid into Gaza as fears of famine grow
1 Mar
'We have known the brutality of colonialism': McDonald calls for ceasefire in Gaza in US speech
1 Mar
Tánaiste blames Israeli occupation for humanitarian crisis in Gaza as EU commits to funding UNRWA
1 Mar
Joe Biden says US to begin dropping aid into Gaza as fears of famine grow
1 Mar
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'We have known the brutality of colonialism': McDonald calls for ceasefire in Gaza in US speech
1 Mar
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Tánaiste blames Israeli occupation for humanitarian crisis in Gaza as EU commits to funding UNRWA
Updated 1 Mar
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Global condemnation after over 100 people were killed scrambling for food delivery in Gaza
1 Mar
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February
February 2024
Over 100 people killed as Israeli soldiers fire on Gazans rushing to aid trucks, health ministry says
Witnesses said Israeli soldiers opened fire as people pulled flour and canned goods off trucks.
Israeli officials have denied blocking supplies.
The reported attack comes as aid agencies intensified warnings over Gaza's humanitarian situation, with famine threatening.
Updated 29 Feb
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More than 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza since 7 October, health ministry says
29 Feb
More than 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza since 7 October, health ministry says
Mediators say a truce deal between Israel and Hamas could be just days away.
Aid agencies have raised serious concerns of a looming famine in Gaza's north.
Negotiators are hoping a truce can begin by the start of Ramadan in March.
However, a senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera that there is still a long way to go because an agreement could be reached.
29 Feb
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UN warns famine 'imminent' in northern Gaza as death toll nears 30,000
Updated 28 Feb
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UN says Israel 'systematically' blocking Gaza aid access
27 Feb
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Israel prepared to pause attacks during Ramadan if hostage deal reached, says Biden
Negotiators from the US, Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds.
27 Feb
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Trócaire calls for 'justice' for partner Palestinian lawyers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza
26 Feb
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President Higgins urges countries to 'think again' and reinstate funding to UN Palestinian agency
26 Feb
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'The Irish deserve it': Israeli ex-spy turned election candidate wants Gazans 'moved' to Ireland
26 Feb
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Israeli military proposes 'plan for evacuating' Gaza civilians ahead of feared Rafah invasion
Updated 7 hrs ago
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Close to 100 people killed in overnight strikes in Gaza as Israel discusses next steps in truce talks
25 Feb
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US and UK forces launch new strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen
25 Feb
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Strikes kill dozens in Gaza, as Israel's war cabinet is to meet after talks with Hamas
Updated 24 Feb
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Blinken says there should be 'no Israeli reoccupation of Gaza' as Netanyahu proposes post-war plan
Updated 23 Feb
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Israeli tank hits NGO shelter in Khan Younis as overnight bombardment destroys mosque in Rafah
Updated 22 Feb
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FAI accused of 'hypocrisy' over teams playing against Israel in marathon PAC hearing
22 Feb
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FAI accused of 'hypocrisy' over teams playing against Israel in marathon PAC hearing
22 Feb
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Israeli minister says Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo have raised 'possibility of progress'
A UN official has said has said Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis has turned from a “place of healing” to a “place of death”.
The UN's World Food Programme has announced a pause in food and aid deliveries to northern Gaza.
Hamas called the move a "death sentence".
Aid groups warn a ground offensive could turn Rafah into a "graveyard".
Updated 21 Feb
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US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
20 Feb
Hunger in Gaza: 'We made bread using livestock fodder but now we've run out'
19 Feb
'One visit' to Israel not a reason to oppose von der Leyen’s second term bid, says McGrath
21 Feb
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US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The move comes after the United States tabled its own motion calling for a “temporary” ceasefire in Gaza.
Hamas said the US veto equalled "a green light for the occupation to commit more massacres".
The United Nations’ World Food Programme has announced a pause in food and aid deliveries to northern Gaza.
The World Health Organization said it has transferred 32 patients out of Khan Yunis' Nasser hospital.
Updated 20 Feb
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